Report details repeated church sex abuse, coverup

The Maryland Attorney General's Office report detailing the investigation into the Archdiocese of Baltimore reveals decades of child sexual abuse and leadership's efforts to cover it up. Brown said more than 300 people contacted the attorney general's office since its investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse and cover-up efforts began in 2018. The investigation uncovered the extent of the power and authority the clergy used to exploit the trust of children, saying: "They told their victims the abuse was God's will. Some threatened that the victim or the victim's family would go to hell if they told anyone. They attempted to normalize sexual behavior as rough housing."